Dataset

Forest Fires in Lower Mekong Countries

Fire, WildfiresCambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam (Viet Nam)Open Development Vietnam (ODV)

Dataset Objective

To assess the forest fires that occur in April 2020 in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Context

This dataset indicates the forest fires occurred within April 2020, which is a hottest month of the year. Only the high confident data was selected for this dataset.

What is included

Dataset entails forest name, source of fire, forest size, tree species, climate change, and fire location.

Collection Methods

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)